Utah LLC Cost

How do I form my LLC in Utah?

Here’s what you need to know about getting your business up and running.

1. Name Your LLC

Utah LLCs need to have unique names. To make sure that consumers and others can tell your business apart from all the other businesses out there, Utah has some rules about names.

First, the name must be available, meaning no one else has taken it. Using our business name checker, you can see if your preferred name is available. If it is, great; if not, back to the drawing board. To make sure that it doesn’t get snagged by someone else, you can reserve the name now while you get everything squared away to file the Utah LLC. 

The second rule is about what you include in the name. Utah requires that LLCs contain one of the following words or abbreviations:

• Limited liability company
• Limited company
• LLC
• L.L.C.
• L.C.
• LC 

2. Choose a Registered Agent

Selecting a registered agent is an important decision. Registered agents receive your Utah LLC’s important legal paperwork, like documents for a lawsuit or annual renewal reminders.

You can act as your own registered agent or ask a friend or colleague to act as your business’s registered agent. But the registered agent must be at your Utah LLC’s registered address during normal business hours. Because of this, many businesses choose to hire a registered agent for a small annual fee. 

Our registered agent service connects you with dependable, professional, and affordable registered agents. You can go on vacation, work from home, or meet a client off-site. A local registered agent will be available to receive legal documents on your behalf.

3. File Your Utah LLC’s Certificate of Organization

Your business needs to get Utah’s stamp of approval before legally operating in Utah. To get your business up and running, file the Certificate of Organization with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. As mentioned before, the filing fee for the Certificate of Organization is $54. 

Filing your Utah LLC’s Certificate of Organization couldn’t be easier with our business formation program. Answer a few questions and, for a small fee, we’ll file the paperwork. 

File the Certificate or Organization online with Utah’s Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. Or send it by mail or via fax:

Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code

PO Box 146705

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6705

Fax: (801) 530-6438

4. Create an Operating Agreement

You’re not required to create an operating agreement when you file your Utah LLC docs. But it’s a good idea to draft one shortly before or after filing your LLC. 

An operating agreement outlines important information about how your business operates, like:

• Who manages the LLC
• Who gets to vote on important decisions 
• What decisions require a vote
• Who has ownership interest in the LLC
• How the business distributes profits and losses

Having an operating agreement limits the potential for miscommunication and liability that can arise later if you don’t write these things down. 

That’s why we offer entrepreneurs like you the chance to use our operating agreement template. We know that legal paperwork is only one of the many things on your mind when you start a business. Using our templates, you save precious time and money so that you do things that matter to you and for your business. 

5. Get an EIN

If the Certificate of Organization is your Utah LLC’s birth certificate, then the Employer Identification Number (EIN) is its Social Security Number. You’ll need an EIN to do things like:

• Pay taxes
• Hire employees
• Open a credit card account
• Register for business licenses
• Open a business bank account

To get a federal EIN, register with the IRS. You’ll also need a state-level EIN, which you can get from Utah’s Department of Revenue. 

With our Employer ID Number Service, we take care of this, leaving you to focus on more important things (like coming up with a cool domain name for your business website).

Check Utah Annual Requirements

Forming your Utah LLC is just the tip of the iceberg when starting a business. Some activities you’ll need to take care of each year are filing the annual renewal report, filing business taxes, and filing other paperwork. 

Who has time for paperwork? We do. Use our Annual Report Service to help your business stay compliant. 

Stay Legally Compliant

As your business develops, so do its operations, philosophy, and information. With these exciting changes comes great responsibility. Failure to update your Certificate of Organization opens up your business to liability, possibly resulting in penalties or lawsuits. Missing compliance deadlines can even result in involuntary dissolution.

Let us help you stay compliant with our Worry-Free Compliance Service. 

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